Unknown American
[Man with White Hair]

ArtistAmerican, active mid-19th century
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Man with White Hair]
  • (Case) The Medallion of George Washington
Datec. 1865
MediumDaguerreotype with applied color
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 1 in. (9.5 × 8.6 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia Marvins Collection, gift of Sonia Marvins
Object number2003.548
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSonia Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.

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